F35, The Jet That Ate the Pentagon by Wolf Richter • Apr 21, 2015 • 10 Comments $1.5 trillion, but… “We don’t know where all the money is going” (brief bone-chilling video with cool footage of the thing flying, landing vertically, etc.).
Rich Man’s Bank Hit by Bank Run, Collapse, “Bail-In” by Don Quijones • Mar 21, 2015 • 9 Comments Banking mayhem spreads to Madrid and tax haven Andorra.
In its Desperation, Scandal-Riddled Spanish Government Criminalizes Solidarity Among Citizens by Don Quijones • Mar 15, 2015 • 8 Comments “Hands up! This is an eviction.”
That’ll Kill the High-End Housing Boom in US Trophy Cities by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2015 • 15 Comments A privilege rich foreigners have that Americans lack when buying a home in the US.
Spanish Judge Pursues Bankers, Government Pursues Judge by Don Quijones • Mar 6, 2015 • 3 Comments “Chewing Gum” accounting for banks.
Austria ‘Pulls Ripcord’ on Bailouts, Lets ‘Bottomless Pit’ Hypo Alpe Bank Drag State of Carinthia into Bankruptcy by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2015 • 13 Comments A “long-yearned-for shock of liberation” for taxpayers.
Making Me Pay For My Crimes Would Send “Message of Uncertainty to the Markets”: Bank President to Spanish Judge by Don Quijones • Feb 23, 2015 • 13 Comments It was just a matter of time before the defendants hit back – and hard!
Spanish Judge Violates Global Rule, Makes Bank President & Former IMF Chief Pay for Financial Crimes by Don Quijones • Feb 15, 2015 • 10 Comments But who is going to bail out the defendants?
What Macau Just Said About China’s Economy by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2015 • 6 Comments The worst plunge in its history after years of phenomenal growth.
Spanish Judge Exposes Too-Big-to-Fail Bank Robbery by Don Quijones • Dec 14, 2014 • Comments Off on Spanish Judge Exposes Too-Big-to-Fail Bank Robbery It was all a big fat lie, and everybody – except retail investors – was in on it.